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W. J. MACFARLAND- LAST.

APPLICATION mm NOV. 18. 1913.

3. 1;, w egs. Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

count) of Sutl'olk and sents lllllEB STATES PATENT WILLIAM J.MACFARLAND. OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

LAST.

To ([71 whom it may I'O'HIUTIL.

Be it known that 1. lViLLuM J. an Fanmxn. a citizen of the l'nitedStates of America. and a resident of Boston. in the State ofMassachusetts. have invented certain new and useful lniprormnents inLasts. of which the following a specification.

This invention relates to lasts for boots and shoes and has for itsobject the production of an article of this kind which will be u. e onscientific principles and is adapted for use in the manufacture or"shoes having flexible. shanks.

The invention consists in a last. having ccrta'in peculiarities in shapeand construe tion whereby it may be utilized to better advantage tor thepurposes for which it is designed to be used.

The inYention further consists in certain novel features of constructionand arrangement of parts which will be fully understood by reference tothe description of the drawhues and to the claims hereinafter given.

of the drawings. Figure 1 represents an elevation of the outer side of alast embodying the principles of the present invention. Fifi. 2represents an elevation of the inner side of the same. Fig. 3 representsan in- Yerted plan of the same. Fig. 4 repretransverse section throughthe shank portion. the cutting plane being on line l'l on Fig. 2. andFig. 5 represents a transverse section through the fore part. thecutting a 1 H r f 0 plane cents on line o; on r 1g. s.

Similar characters designate like parts throughout the several figuresof the drawings. Y

In thedrawings 10 is the body of the last extending from the toe to theheel and provided with the detachable instep member 11 which ma beattached to the body 10 in any a manner.

The heel pru-tion F usual socket 1 5 to res \Y en the l 92 s in use. Thebottom o heel is reii reed b}? a metal plate 1; of usual construction.The bottom of the body 10 is so shaped to con orni to the foot hat whena hoe has been niainitactured ther on 'rer will be sustained .(l bonesof the toot to serve as support is provided with BlYQ a supportingSpecification of Letters Patent.

Pat-en ted Tim. $9, 3 .9 5.

Application filed November 18, 1913. Serial No. 801.729.

therefor and on which it was intended that all Walking and runningshould be done. To this end the last is shaped in accordance with theanaton'n of the foot in ever'v particular. The outside sha k is lov.down so that in the shoe made thererm ample ()(Hll is given for thebones and cushions o. l toot While the bottom of the h with curvedprojections 13 and lo will form depressions in the inner theinanuhictured shoe nod to r inside and outside cushions of the fore partoi e foot.

()n tr. inside of the last the shank hollowed out to a greater degreethan c ioniary in lasts the: forming: a high arch 1T gradually curringupwardly and in- Wardl from. the outer shank 18 which is practicall) inalinenient with the heel and the fore part.

When a shoe has been constructed on a last thus 'fOlllltll a flexiblearch on .ide of the shank will be created that will properly distributethe u'ei ht ot the bod} from the heel along the outside of the tootWhere the bones and cushions lie and then across the balls of the footto the big toe. To accomplish this object a wider tread at the bottom ofthe la is required over that found in the ordinary la It will beobserved'that .rle heel of the last is posit oned relative to the partthereof that the center line of l extends thro' of the ball portionbottoni outside of this paratirely in the same piano with th treine toeend somewhat elevated thereti y it is also apparent from an inspectiondrawings that the i side oi the last fro heel to the base portion 15 iscomparat. straight In the arch of the sh cl: i. ally cur inwardly and upcentral line to the straight l the inside of the last.

Beth "1 the projec 'ons st is provided rive weight by the cen- 3 foot.down and d scribed is particularly desi for use 1. tie. manutao cure ota new and improved shoe forming the subject matter of anotherapplication. of mine of even date herewith.

It is believed that tho many advantages of the last will be full;apparent Without further description.

. Having thus described my invention,,I claim:

1. A last having the outer side of its bottom substantially fiat f bmtoe to heel and the instep provided with a high arch graduallyi curvedupwardly Irom said flat portiouto the inner side of said last.

"A last having the outer side of its bot- Zara substantially fiat fromtoe to heel and the inner side of the last substantially straight fromthe inner side of the heel part to the inner side of the toe and itsshank" gradually arched from the outer edge of the bottom to saidstraight portion.

3. A last having the outer side of its bottom substantially flat fromtoe to heel with the medials of its heel and fore parts angularlydisposed to each other, said heel and toe parts on the inner. side ofthe last being connected. by a substantially straight por-' tion Whichat the shank gradually curves downwardly'and outwardly to said flatbottom portion at the outside of the last? Signed by me at 4 Post OfliceSq., Boston,

Mass, this l3th'day of November, 1913.

WILLIAM J.' MACFARLAND. Witnesses: j

WALTER E. LoMBARn, NATHAN C. LOMBARD.

